Wheelbarrow.



J. H. ROYALL.

WHEELBARROW.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16. I913.

1,137,425, Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

INVENTOR JOHN f7. For/74L ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETERS CO4. FHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINcmN, D, C.

JOHN HALn-RoYALL, or WAKE ronnsr, nonrn CAROLINA.

- T aZZ whom it may concern."

wHnELBARRow.

: Be itzknown that I, JOHN II. RoYALL,a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Wake Forest,'in the county of Wake and State of North Garolina have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVheelbarrows, of which the following is a specification. 7 v

My invention relates to improvements in wheelbarrows, and it consists'in' the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described.

An object of my invention is to provide a device having sides of very light material which can be brought into position, or removed therefrom and which, when removed, are still carried by the bottom portion of the device, so that there is never the necessity of hunting for sides which have been misplaced.

A further object of my invention is to pro-' vide novel means for supporting the sides, these means including hinged supporting members which may be folded into sockets in the frame of the wheelbarrow.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel form of dumping means which will obviate the necessity of removing one of the sides during the act of dumping.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features ofvthe device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, in which Figure. 1 is a side view of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a section along the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. tis a section along the line 14: of Fig. 1. Fig.- 5 is a perspective view of the upper part of one of the flexible sides. Fig. '6 is a detail view showing the hinged post. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view showing the spring holding member.

In carrying'out my inventionI provide a device having the converging main frame members 1 and 2. The wheel 3 is rotatably carried at the ends of the members 1 and 2. Handles 1 and 2 are provided at the opposite ends of the members 1 and 2. Legs 3 aresecured to the side frame members for supporting the device. A front board 4 is secured to front posts 5. Beneath the mem- Specification of Letters Patent. I

I Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

2 Application filed July 16, 1913. Serial No. 779,274.

hers I and 2 are cross-members 6 and 7. Between the cross members 6 and 7 beneath the mainframe member 1 is disposed a spring roller 8 having thereon a flexible curtain or side member which is preferably made of very heavy cotton duct or similar material.

This side member whichI have designated I as 9, passes through an opening 10 between the bottom and the main frame member 1. Thejupper end of the flexible member 9 is hemmed to provide a loop through which a Y suspensionrod 11- is passed, this'being preferably a steel or iron bar. The rod is provided with a downwardly turned end 11*. on the opposite side of the device is a roller 8 and a flexible curtain 9 similar to the curtain 9. Hingedly supported upon the main frame members 1 and 2 arefoldable supports 12 and 12 These supports are provided with hinges 13 and arranged to enter sockets or recesses 14 in the members 1 and 2 respectively, so as to lie flush with the upper part of these frame members.

The bottom of the wheelbarrow comprises two boards 15 and 16 which are hinged at their outer edges and which are normally supported at their contiguous edges by a rod 17 which passes through the crossmemher 6 and is threaded into the cross mem her 7.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood.

In using the wheelbarrow without the flexible sides the posts 12 and 12 are let down into their sockets and the flexible sides are lowered. They are carried upon the spring rollers 8 and 8 and when needed the posts 12 and12 'are swung upwardly, the sides are lifted, one end of the bar 11 is placed upon a spring member 18 which is secured to the post 5 in the manner shown in Fig. 7. The other end of the rod 11 is placed in a groove at the top of the member 12 with the extension 11 projecting over as shown in Fig. 1. This locks the upright and obviating the necessity of lowering the sides to dump the contents.

A device constructed according to this inventionis of light Weight and thesides are ys i a P t n, obe immediatelyj ailr able. a ,i

I claim: V V 1. In a Wheelbarrow, a frame comprlsmg a pair of converging members and cross.

members secured to said converging mems und rne h e l ter g l andles for solid frame, the' 'coiff ei'ging members of the frame each having a socket or recess, stationary front posts carried by said frame,

a post hiriged 'tu each converging member of;

ont posts game;

F Stationa y by? 5 rame, h nged" Qrear posts carried the frame, rollers disposed underneath the frame, and flexible 'sid'e sheets carried by saidrollers'and arranged to be supported in position by said hinged supports atone end and by said front posts at the other. 7

8. In "a Wheelbarrow, a frame, stationary front posts carried by said frame, hinged 5 :re'ar posts carried by the frame, rollers dis posedimderneaththe frame, flexible side sheets carried by said rollers, a supporting bar for each of SZLid-LSlClQ'ShGQtSQOIIG :end of"; 7

said supporting bar being, bentlater'ally to engage, and to be supportedy y said; hinged ported by one; of said front. posts.

Witnesses: i i Y Y 7 W-R POWELL,

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